How Google Docs Increases Productivity
The jury is out on this one. My favorite Google doc app is 'forms' or 'spreadsheets'. I use forms to create training surveys and feedback forms. I've also created a tech access survey for use district wide.
I find Google docs difficult to use in general because our district doesn't use google apps for education. As such, not everyone has a gmail account which makes collaboration difficult. It also creates a confusing layer of 'where did I create / store that document?' With the creation of Google Drive that should help. I'm hoping to see some integration with my #1 tool Evernote.
Google docs does help me in collaborating with outside entities. I get agendas and resources from the KISD, professional groups and others that I can take my own real-time notes in. In that way Google cloud offers an invaluable connection for me professionally.
That's why I chose the agenda template as my test here. I'm going to try to use this with my small team and see how it goes. Perhaps by testing these tools amongst ourselves we can begin to mount a larger campaign, leading to cost-saving and more convenient collaborative tools for the entire district.
